Koraput: Joint secretary at the ministry of civil aviation, Usha Padhee, inspected the ongoing expansion of the Jeypore airstrip on Sunday and expressed displeasure over the delay in completion of the work.
"The expansion work was going on at a good pace but it has been delayed for some reason. I have asked the concerned officials to complete the work within the next 15 days," Padhee said. "The process to obtain a licence from the director-general of civil aviation will begin after that," she added.
Under the expansion project, the 60-year-old airstrip will see the runway widened from the existing 15 meters to 23 metres. Officials of the local public works department said a parking area, a boundary wall and a new terminal had been completed but some minor works needed to be finished.
Meanwhile, the cancellation of the Udan (Ude Desh Ka Aam Nagrik) licence of low-cost carrier Air Odisha by the Airports Authority of India (AAI) has cast a shadow over the Jeypore airstrip, which is also part of the Centre's regional air connectivity scheme.
26/11/18 Satyanarayan Pattnaik/Times of India
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"The expansion work was going on at a good pace but it has been delayed for some reason. I have asked the concerned officials to complete the work within the next 15 days," Padhee said. "The process to obtain a licence from the director-general of civil aviation will begin after that," she added.
Under the expansion project, the 60-year-old airstrip will see the runway widened from the existing 15 meters to 23 metres. Officials of the local public works department said a parking area, a boundary wall and a new terminal had been completed but some minor works needed to be finished.
Meanwhile, the cancellation of the Udan (Ude Desh Ka Aam Nagrik) licence of low-cost carrier Air Odisha by the Airports Authority of India (AAI) has cast a shadow over the Jeypore airstrip, which is also part of the Centre's regional air connectivity scheme.
26/11/18 Satyanarayan Pattnaik/Times of India
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